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New Underwater Coatings SeaCoat Technology released several underwater hull coatings ahead of IMO standards. The products are non-toxic, biocide and poison free, and are free from any IMO regulations or limitations in use or application. Sea-Speed V3 is its new hard film siloxane foul release bottom paint. It is an evolution in silox- ane (silicone) based non-toxic coatings for underwater hulls. With a 7-10 year useful life, SeaCoat claims to have taken siloxane technology to the next level. Circle 1 on Reader Service Card Furuno Offers New Radar Furuno introduced its FR8062/8122/8252 Series X-band radars. Offering a variety of power lev- els and range scales, the new series includes Furuno's 6 kW model FR8062 (72 nm max. range), 12 kW model FR8122 (72 nm max. range) and 25 kW model FR8252 (96 nm max. range). The radars incorporate video processing technology and loga- rithmic amplifiers with automatic tuning and anti-clutter controls. Circle 2 on Reader Service Card New Shaft Coating Thordon Bearings intro- duced Thor- Coat, a new pro- prietary shaft coating formu- lated to address the risk of coat- ing failures on water lubricated propeller shafts. Thor- Coat was developed to complement Thordon's COMPAC water lubricated propeller shaft bearing system to pro- vide corrosion protection for a minimum 10-year period in service. Thordon is working with Class to develop approval for other techniques, such as borescop- ing, that facilitate inspection of the bear- ings and coating without withdrawing the shaft. Circle 3 on Reader Service Card New ESAB m3 Plasma Cutting System ESAB's m3 Plasma System combines multi- ple plasma cut- ting and mark- ing features in a single system. The m3 system is designed to deliver high-speed, low-cost standard plasma cutting; high-quality precision cutting and marking; and high-current, thick-plate cutting all with a single plas- ma torch. When configured for 600-amp operation, the system can cut and mark material from 20 ga. to 6.25 in. (1mm to 160mm) with uniform quality. Circle 4 on Reader Service Card New Diesel Performance Analyzer Drew Marine, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc. introduced an upgrade to its diesel performance monitoring sys- tem, the DREW Diesel Performance Analyzer IV (DPA IV). The DPA IV sys- tem relies upon a computer interface with sensors attached to the engine. These sensors capture "real-time" infor- 66 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Circle 208 on Reader Service Card Circle 245 on Reader Service Card Circle 212 on Reader Service Card Circle 220 on Reader Service Card Serving the Maritime Industry for over 56 years BLOUNT BOATS, INC. 461 Water St., Warren, RI 02885 Tel. 401-245-8300 Fax: 401-245-8303 Email: info@blountboats.com www.blountboats.com A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN EVERY BOAT " O N N I E , A N E % L K ' R O V E 6 I L L A G E ) , &